A striking novel of truth and soul-searching.Returning from a visit to her daughter in Iraq Joan Scudamore finds herself unexpectedly alone and stranded in an isolated rest house by flooding of the railway tracks.Looking back over the years Joan painfully re-examines her attitudes relationships and actions and becomes increasingly uneasy about the person who is revealed to her…Famous for her ingenious crime books and plays Agatha Christie also wrote about crimes of the heart six bittersweet and very personal novels as compelling and memorable as the best of her work.In this riveting mystery Agatha Christie the classic Sunday Times bestselling author delves into the psyche of Joan Scudamore forcing her to confront the truths she's long ignored. The traditional setting of an isolated rest house adds to the suspense making Absent in the Spring a top pick for fans of classic detective fiction.For fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (The Complete Sherlock Holmes) M. C. Beaton (Death of a Prankster) Richard Osman (The Last Devil To Die) Anthony Horowitz (Nightshade Revenge) and Alexandra Benedict (The Christmas Jigsaw Murders).